dredge up
phrasal verbUK /drɛdʒ ʌp/
US /drɛdʒ ʌp/
To pull something old or forgotten back into your mind or into view.
The old photo dredged up happy memories of my childhood.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To bring something up from the bottom of water.
They dredged up an old anchor from the harbor.
3. To find or produce something that was hidden or hard to get.
The reporter dredged up some forgotten facts about the case.
4. To make someone feel a bad feeling again.
Don't dredge up old arguments at dinner.